Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela

Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela (15 August 1943-) was the brother of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela and a co-leader of the Cali Cartel of Colombia.

Biography
Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela was born in Mariquita, Colombia on 15 August 1943, and he was the younger brother and partner of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. In the 1970s, they founded the Cali Cartel, supplying 70% of the United States cocaine market and 90% of the Europe market. Meanwhile, they had legitimate banking and drug store businesses, and they owned the America de Cali soccer team. The Rodriguez brothers decided to make big earner Helmer Herrera a partner in the cartel, and the three of them rivalled the Medellin Cartel for control of the drug trade. It was Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela who suggested to Judy Moncada that she give the locations of the Medellin Cartel's drug labs to the Search Bloc to get rid of a common enemy, but the Search Bloc began a campaign against the Cali Cartel in 1995 after Escobar's downfall. On 6 August 1995, he was arrested, and he was extradited to the United States after continuing to smuggle drugs in prison. In 2006, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison with his brother.